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1972 Carolina 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 5 of 31 Sunday, March 12, 1972 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC 492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.364 miles) Time of race: 4:23:50 Average speed: 113.895 mph Pole speed: 137.539 mph (Pole won by Bobby Allison ) Cautions: 8 for 57 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 42500 Lead changes: 13 Glossary    1972 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1972 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Bobby Allison 12 Chevrolet 26.619   137.539   2   Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 27.230   134.452   3   Bobby Isaac 71 Dodge 27.286   134.176   4   Buddy Baker 15 Dodge 27.359   133.821   5   Benny Parsons 72 Ford 27.669   132.319   6   Buck Baker 93 Chevrolet 27.876   131.336   7   Dave Marcis 2 Ford 27.881   131.313   8   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 28.057   130.489   9   Joe Frasson 18 Dodge 28.173   129.956   10   Jackie Oliver 90 Ford 28.219   129.740   11   LeeRoy Yarbrough 45 Ford 28.282   129.451   12   Larry Smith 92 Ford 28.303   129.359   13   Ron Keselowski 88 Dodge 28.715   127.503   14   Jabe Thomas 25 Plymouth 28.722   127.468   15   John Sears 4 Dodge 28.871   126.814   16   Jim Vandiver 31 Dodge 27.541   132.934   17   G.C. Spencer 49 Plymouth 27.904   131.206   18   Richard D. Brown 91 Chevrolet 28.007   130.722   19   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 28.085   130.359   20   Bill Champion 10 Ford 28.303   129.355   21   James Hylton 48 Ford 28.382   128.999   22   Raymond Williams 47 Ford 28.589   128.063   23   H.B. Bailey 53 Ford 28.688   127.623   24   David Ray Boggs 57 Dodge 28.727   127.446   25   Charlie Roberts 77 Ford 28.740   127.388   26   Dub Simpson 51 Chevrolet 27.770   127.259   27   Henley Gray 19 Ford 28.789   127.175   28   George Altheide 0 Dodge 28.823   127.023   29   Ed Negre 8 Dodge 28.846   126.924   30   Richard Childress 96 Chevrolet 28.902   126.678   31   Ben Arnold 76 Ford 28.460   128.641   32   Neil Castles 06 Dodge 28.486   128.528   33   Cecil Gordon 24 Ford 28.863   126.849   34   Dean Dalton 7 Ford 28.929   126.556   35   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 28.942   126.503   36   Johnny Halford 32 Plymouth 28.944   126.490   37   Bobby Mausgrover 00 Dodge 29.233   125.241   38   Dick Poling 65 Chevrolet 29.274   125.067   39   Les Covey 89 Chevrolet 29.529   123.985   40   Bill Shirey 74 Plymouth 29.578   123.782   41   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 42   Roy Mayne 46 Chevrolet 43   Walter Ballard 30 Ford 44   Wendell Scott 34 Ford 45   Eddie Yarboro 13 Plymouth 46   Ronnie Chumley 35 Chevrolet OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   J.D. McDuffie (#70), Roy Mayne (#46), Walter Ballard (#30), Wendell Scott (#34), Eddie Yarboro (#13), Ronnie Chumley (#35), Dick Poling (#65-DC)